A fellow newspaper publisher in Blackshear, Ga., Robert Williams, recently printed an interesting letter to the editor in his newspaper with a response from a local school official.

The letter and the school’s response were instructive as to why many have grown to distrust public education in the state.

In the letter, a woman in Blackshear questioned if spelling is being taught in the local elementary school. She said her second-grade grandson couldn’t spell even simple words and she was concerned that no spelling tests were being given to second grade students.

The principal of Blackshear Elementary School responded. He probably shouldn’t have. His long, rambling response was the usual educrat-speak school officials employ when they want to avoid giving a real answer to a real question.

This was his first sentence: “In an effort to increase overall learning, the state has made a movement from studying information in isolation (such as pure memorization) to focusing on applying skills to show mastery of the content.”

The principal then goes on to employ more double-speak in an attempt to justify that by discussing the theory of learning “patterns.”

Said the principal: “To become more effective spellers the students are now expected to study spelling patterns used in reading and writing as opposed to studying a word listing in isolation of what they are being taught in reading.”

Huh?

Further down in his response, the principal finally admits that in effect, the school doesn’t really care about correct spelling. He says the school does do “Spelling/Phonics Assessments,” part of which are multiple choice questions and part is to have students write words using the “patterns” they had been taught. Then he drops the bombshell:

“However, for written expression activities students are allowed to use inventive spelling (spelling words by how they sound) to help get their thoughts on paper and avoid spending too much time on asking how to spell words.”

“Inventive spelling?”

In other words, second-graders at Blackshear Elementary School don’t really have to know how to spell words correctly, they can “invent” their own way of spelling.

So why bother to teach spelling at all? If a school is going to let kids spell any way they want to, no instruction should be necessary in the first place.

You have to wonder if this principal has ever heard of a book called a “dictionary.” Instead of allowing students to “invent” spelling, why not have them look up the correct way to spell?

Alas, this is just one example of how public education is going farther away from the traditional ways of teaching that have been used for the last 100 years. It’s a sop to the academic world where education academics spin out new theories about how teaching should be done; not that they know what they’re talking about, but by creating flakey new teaching theories, academics can publish new textbooks and the pinheads can continue to exist in their little educrat bubbles.

The result is a constantly changing curriculum that confuses teachers, parents and students. The “new-new” math curriculum is another example of how teaching theories have gone off-kilter. In “new-new” math, students learn several ways to add, subtract and multiply. The result is a bunch of confused kids who can’t do any kind of math well. (Most teachers have learned to adapt to this crazy curriculum by “supplementing” instruction, that is, teach it the way they want to despite what the book says.)

A lot of schools, not just Blackshear, have gotten caught up in these half-baked teaching methods. Most parents are totally unaware of just how poorly their children are being instructed in some schools in the state. Teachers are being forced to teach unproven methods just because it’s the “hot” theory of the day.

In his final sentence, the principal of Blackshear admitted that his school “tries to rely on the most current research based strategies.”

That’s educratic bunk, Mr. Principal. The result of your “research based strategies” will be a bunch of little kids from Blackshear who can’t spell worth a darn and who will struggle throughout their academic careers.

“Inventive spelling” is a cop out. Why not teach “real” spelling?
Mike Buffington is editor of The Jackson Herald. He can be reached at mike@mainstreetnews.com.

"academics can publish new textbooks and the pinheads can continue to exist in their little educrat bubbles."

I like the way you call a spade a spade, M.B., and I couldn't help but get a chuckle from it, because that's just about what I was thinking by the time I made it that far into the editorial. And a bunch of pinheads teaching kids is sure to result in more generations of pinheads.

Take a look at the difference in their home lives and you will find the answer. I have had opportunities to work in high-risk schools and the one common thread to achievement is parental involvement. The students who have security and help at home do much better in school. The job teachers have is to work on ensuring every student succeeds. This is much easier in a suburban community where families have more of an invested interest in their children's schooling. This luxury in the inner cities that are predominately African American does not exist. The "rules" of poverty look much different than working class, or middle class "rules". Asian culture also puts high emphasis on school and parents from this culture are also highly engaged in their children's learning.

Thank you, Mike, for addressing this sad sign of the times. It's been a pet peeve of mine, for a very long time, that people just don't seem to care anymore whether or not they are spelling correctly. As if it doesn't matter. It does matter! If you cannot read and write, how in the world are you going to learn?

Yes, if you spell phonetically I can figure out what you mean, but I ask, just how lazy are we going to get?

How many of you complain about people coming to the United States but not learning to speak English? Well, if WE are not going to bother, why should they?

Webster's. If your school doesn't have one, buy one for yourself. Five bucks at Walmart.

After reading the published comments to most of the Jackson Herald opinion pieces, it's obvious that spelling does not matter that much in Jackson County. This is not news. Many writers here actually defend their poor grasp of grammar and sloppy writing.

The Webster's Third International Dictionary has a vocabulary of at least 450,000 words. I would suspect that most adults would use an "inventive" or "temporary" spelling for the vast majority of these words. By studying patterns in the English language, students are armed with knowledge to spell correctly, or come very close to the correct spelling of most of these words. Rote memorization of words does not ensure consistent, correct application in written expression. This is not to say that students are not expected to spell correctly. There are grade level appropriate words that are "no excuse" words. By using the patterns in these word, additional words can be spelled correctly. By no means is incorrect spelling ignored, but I would rather a student, when working on a written composition, use temporary spelling for rich vocabulary words, than to lose train of thought over spelling. I work individually with students on specific spelling errors when I conference with a students on writing. From my experience (which is supported by research), rote memorization of words for a weekly spelling test does not equate to long term retention of the spelling words. I would much rather a student know spelling patterns and apply this to correctly spelling similar words, than to only know a list of 12 - 15 words for a weekly spelling test.

I was reading and wondering whether it would do any good to respond to people who don't really understand the research that helps educators do better in educating children. It is sad, very sad, that people don't ask the educator directly why methodologies are used rather than using a band wagon to express their confusion.

You did a wonderful job of explaining this methodology and I sincerely hope it is understood, but don't count on it.

It's too bad the nation's education has been failing for the last 40 years in spite of grandiose progressive methodologies. You'd think the public should be happy because of the excellent methodologies, damn the results. Pity.

Well said. I do not think that this editorial was in any way trying to say that spelling is not important. I think they were trying to say that memorizing words for a weekly spelling test is not an effective way to teach spelling. Many times a student will ace a spelling test only to spell the same words incorrectly a week later. It is more important for a student to learn to express themselves clearly with the spelling patterns they learn. Often times, students are so concerned about the ramifications of a mispelled word that their creativity in their writing is hindered. ..Look up inventive spelling and you will find tons of research supporting it.

This is exactly why we decided to opt out of Jackson County public schools and send our daughter to a private school. Our daughter is now a sophomore at UGA. The teaching of "inventive spelling" was going on when she was to enter first grade. We spoke with a Jackson County elementary teacher who told us that if a child spelled "cat" without the "a" that's fine-the vowel would come later & she had to grade that as correct. The student would therefore never learn, in my opinion, that he or she was wrong. So we decided with that bit of information and the "new math" mess you spoke of, that public school was not for our child. In the school she did attend she was made to memorize spelling words, poetry, history facts...almost everything. She now has excellent recall of what she reads and the information she takes in. We need to go back to the "old" ways of education-not these new inventive & educratic ways, as you say. They do not work for most children. You can see that by the test scores. It really is such a shame that we have been experimenting with our children and their education because the consequences are so detrimental to their futures. At the same time I also beleive that parents need to ba able to have choices-give them BACK their property tax if they choose to opt out of the public educational system. Let them put that towards another choice that they feel is better. Maybe if there were choices, vouchers, rebates on property taxes...the system would get the message and make changes. But then again, maybe the government is getting just what they want-dumbed down citizens who cannot think for themselves. Something to think about.

I am confident that you will find the same so called "horror stories" in all public school systems, and not just in Jackson County. Unfortunately, we in education do not have magic wands that can fix all problems. If I had that magic wand, there would be no poverty, no single parent households, no abuse of drugs and alcohol, or other factors that impact our students. Many of our students come to school with baggage that some of us can only try to understand. The real "horror stories" are not in our schools, but in the environments that so many of our children have to deal with day in and day out. So many parents are concerned with just day to day survival. They don't have the time, educational resources, or financial resources explore alternatives to the public school system. As a long time educator in the Jackson County School System and as a parent of two children who are currently being educated in Jackson County, I am confident that we are providing the best in education for our students. All public schools in Georgia must follow the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS). To view what we are required to teach our children, I would suggest www.doe.k12.ga.us. GPS for K-12 are detailed.

How long has the government education system been in progress? I am guessing at east four generations. If the government system is so great why does poverty still exist? If the government system is so great why are parents not "educated" enough to help their children? If the drug abuse and sex education programs in government schools are so good why do we have drug abuse and single family households?

Here is a thought make people responsible for paying for the education of their children and more students would come prepared for school. If students don't put forth effort, America needs some 50 cent an hour workers to compete with China, Korea, etc in the manufacturing and clothing making marketplaces.

If more people had to be self sufficient the government wouldn't and couldn't get away with what they do now. Self sufficient means learning how to pull yourself up instead of letting others do the work for you.

So teachers, fail those kids untill they decide failure isn't fun. Government school officials, when the kids fail make the parents pay the $9000 for the next year. Things will change.

For the teachers' comment. I have children in the Jackson County schools also. I don't dislike or hate the teachers, they are people too. But I just wish that they would teach. Most of the children are bored to death in class. It's like they know their going to get paid, no matter what and they take no interest in their pupils. And the pupils know it also. The teacher knows if a child is learning, the child know it and the parent knows it too.

I think so many people are frustrated about so many things that the sign of this time in history is more than likely frustration. Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone would attend an open forum on community concerns and use the time given to each to voice their concerns? The twist would be that along with your concerns, you must present two solutions. Here's the kicker! Your solutions must be thoroughly researched, thoughtfully analyzed so that the data you present is easily understood by all participants.

To the teachers: I know that it is painful to think that community members do not appreciate the work you do, nor the effort most of you go through to provide the best information for your students.

Sometimes it is much better to reserve your comments and soon you will be able to hear the wind whistling through the pine trees rather than the noise of discontented lives.

Since when is the educational system suppose to fix all of society's problems? Our influence only can reach so far. We cannot be everything to everybody. It is easy to blame public schools, but the influences of peers and family is far greater than the influence of teachers. Turn on the TV. What negative influences impact our children? Is that the fault of public education or the fault of a society that accepts anything? Just a few days ago on a "teen" channel, I viewed shows and videos that were laced with sexual overtones. Thank goodness my children were not around. Have you listened to the music that children listen to? Are we as parents policing that? So many problems with education today stems from negative influences from our American society. We have become a society of "give me, give me, give me". I guess some would blame our current economic situation on the schools. Yes, blame the schools and teachers. It makes it easy for us not to take a long hard look at ourselves.

As far as teachers not teaching, Me, I would be interested in specifics. What evidence do you have that your children are bored and are not learning? What is going on in the classroom that is hindering their progress? Are there some subjects that are more boring than others? Is this boredom because they are already know the material, or is it that they are having academic struggles with a particular area? I would suggest that you visit your children's school during the school day. Meet with the teachers and administration to address your concerns. Visit in the classroom. See what you can do at home to support learning in the classroom. But, it is very unfair to imply that all teachers are not teaching without giving evidence to support you statement.

First, do not have teachers' unions in Georgia. PAGE and GAE are not unions. Secondly, decisions about vouchers to private schools must come from legislation. This is where contacting your representatives and senators would be where you would need to start. Thirdly, I am not opposed to private education. Teachers are needed in the private sector as well.

Maybe you're not opposed to private education but I bet you're opposed to publicly funding private education, giving them a level playing field. That scenario would end public education as no one would send their kids to rot in those places.

Home schoolers and private schools have ALWAYS produced better students than the public schools. But the teachers' lobbyists prevent any legislation as there are thousdands of teachers on the public dole voting against politicians who would dare try to change things.

Are you in the education field? That's a pretty strong statement to make that homeschool and private school students are "ALWAYS" better. I actually have had students join my classroom from previously being homeschooled, and they were extremely behind where they needed to be. I definitely think there need to be some serious conversations about our education system. There are certainly flaws and areas that need definite improvement. But believe it or not, there are teachers out there working their tails to do the best job they can for the children, with limited resources and little to no support from the community. I would like to know how bashing the education system and its teachers continuously is going to improve anything?

SAT scores. Private schoolers score higher than public school students and home schoolers score higher than private school students. It is an objective measurement.

I don't blame public education for what they try to do but competition has never been tried and after spending, literally, billions of dollars, we are getting nothing for our money. (judging by the objective results per dollar) It's time to try something new. It's amazing to me that 100 years ago one room school houses could do better than the schools of today.

Interesting thread. Some of your points are veery noteworthy however;
Many homeschooled children lack the interactive skills necessary to do business later. I think that declaring that either / or is better or superior in quality is inaccurate. I personally believe a child who is ambitious to learn and achieve will do so, despite the environment by which the information comes to them. I do agree that the parent controls more influence on that outcome and acknowledge the point made by "Elementary Teacher" in the regard.

I've never seen a study that showed home-schoolers are maladjusted socially. On the contrary, they haven't picked up cigarette, alcohol or drug habits from other students. Cuss words are also a challenge for them. So, unless you think these are atributes then I would challenge your assertion that homeschoolers are maladjusted socially.

Michael, you are absolutely right!!!! I did a poor job of asserting my point indeed. I really only meant that there is so much potential for this to happen when inappropriate homeschooling is undertaken, such as the point by one of the teachers that suggested many are pulled from school for the wrong reasons.
I believe problem solving skills come from interactive involvement with peers. You can take a group of kids and subject them all to a similar environment, some will fall prey to the negative influences, while others will not. Some will be influenced to smoke, cuss aelieve however that for many, and use drugs. Many of course take in these same influences and seem to possess a filter or resistor that clearly weeds out these behaviors as things they would not do. It was my intention to tie this to parental involvement.

Personally I believe homeschooling is wonderful for the right child. I also believe that for many, only public education can allow them to reach their full potential. It really isn't an either / or case of black white or on off. Many children, will use the personal interaction of peers and their friends to achieve, resist the bad habits and achieve because they are intelligent, eager to learn children who are parented well.

What I said about many home shooled children being ill prepared for business and further learning does sometimes apply however. I have seen many who come into post secondary edcation levels not able to handle the temptations and peer pressure suddenly thrust upon them because they lacked throuogh interactive skills.

It is up to us as parents to care enough to make the right decisions for each child and not just narrow minded more personally motivated decisions about whether we believe or don;t believe in a certain system of public education. There are exceptions to every rule.

I'm certainly not opposed to homeschooling, private education, or public education. I believe they each have pros and cons. (I do think it is extremely obnoxious for people to criticize the choices others make in regard to their child's education...to each his own.) However, maybe we should consider the possibility that one of the major benefits of private schools is the lack of influence the taxpayers have. These school officials have the ability to tell parents and the community that if you don't like the way something is done at their school (i.e. the curriculum, the start/end time, discipline strategies, etc.) that's okay. You're more than welcome to remove your child from the school and go elsewhere. They aren't run by the people or the government. I certainly agree that public schools have flaws, but could it be that one of the major ones is having to deal with and try to appease the overabundance of taxpayer opinion. Just from reading comments on this site, it is clear that everyone has an opinion, shares it, and a lot of times they aren't the same. It is also clear that there is the assumption that being a taxpayer gives you authority over the public school system. I remember when the salaries were posted in the paper, someone actually commented that as a taxpayer he/she was my boss because I am a teacher. Are you kidding me? But for some reason, public school officials, administrators, faculty, and teachers have begun to listen to all these viewpoints and unfortunately the best interests of our children are being drowned out by nonsense and the inability of people to hold their tongues when what they are saying is going to cause more harm than good. Public schools could do a lot of things different, that's for sure. The public itself could make some changes as well.

I know alot of teachers and the politics is what makes the job the hardest AND the LACK of parental involvement...they just don't care but they sure do complain if things don't go right.
We need an option in this county so the parents that DO care can make a better choice for there children, homeschooling and private school is just not option financially for some. Can we start a charter school?????

Suprisingly enough the education system is not in charge of raising your children. You are. There are several factors behind poverty, etc., and to blame the education system ALONE for that is just ignorant. As far as teachers being there just for the purpose of the paycheck, have you actually BEEN to your child's classes to experience what goes on in their individual classes? Kids are kids, and they will get bored in certain situations, regardless of the teaching method. They are known for having short attention spans, elementary through high school. Aside from attempting to hold their attention a teacher has certain information they are REQUIRED to teach, fun or not. Do not lump all teachers into one catagory, some (I would warrant most) are actually there because they want to make a difference in your child's education. When was the last time you kept your child completely and utterly interested in something that wasn't electronic for almost two hours? Give your kids educators a little more credit.

As an awful speller with a Ph.D., I find 1) spell checkers work really well 2) dictionaries are obsolete only old people with pittiful computer skills, like Mike Buffington (just look at this pittiful website)use them 3)Mike Buffington is not selling papers and is angry at the world 4)memorization of spelling words was not very effective for myself or Mike Buffington.

Spell checkers are great. But to not teach proper spelling in elementary school is idiotic.

Your attack on Mike's website shows that you take a lot of interest in a website that's not very good. Why do you do that?

As for the educator in 10.2, I do not lump all teachers into one bunch but it's a well-known fact that the public school teachers' associations and unions ALWAYS oppose public funding of private education. Why is that?

When we can choose where our children go to school without financial penalty, that is when our complaints will stop. You have a monopoly. We have no choice but to blame you and other educators for the poor outcomes.

Ph.D. If we follow your idea, we might as well do away with studying anything and just tell kids to Google if they have a question about history, math, science or grammer. But then, we wouldn't need schools, would we? Education isn't just about finding information on the Internet, it's about training young minds to think and reason. Memorizing words, concepts and facts is part of the mental exercise required to build those neurological connections that will prove important later in life. "Inventive spelling" is just a cop-out by lazy schools who have bought into the illogical theories coming out of the nation's colleges of education.

Mr. McCarthy, I would be interested in how you arrived at your claims that home schools and private schools produce better students. I know of instances where parents have "home schooled" their children in order to avoid attendance issues at school. Currently, we have students at our school who were "home schooled" who are far behind academically than other students. Also, I believe that most private school have admission policies that often require a certain score on aptitude tests. Fortunately, we in public education realize that all students must be educated. We can't pick and choose. Level the playing field and see which has the best results. Make sure that the vouchers are provided for the students with behavior and academic struggles. These students deserve the same advantages as the brightest, don't they? Or do you suggest leaving these students in the public system?

PhD, you are certainly correct. Spelling is not an indicator of achievement. Memorization does not always equal retention. Oh, if I could only remember what I memorized in high school English!

Teacher, too is absolutely correct. Not everything in life (or school) can be fun and games. The school system is not solely responsible for the education of our children. We as parents have tremendous responsibility to see that our children complete homework, study for tests, and are disciplined students. Without a positive home-school connection, it is difficult for our students to excel. Instead of working against teachers and school, wouldn't it be better to work with us?

I don't doubt what you say about some parents holding their kids at home and not teaching them properly. But SAT scores don't lie. Home schoolers and private schoolers do better. Granted, private schools may screen out problem children. Home schooling parents are probably better parents on average.

But to suggest the public school system is the answer is to laugh in the face of the evidence. If problem children are holding back the rest of the kids then what do you suggest we do. Bring everyone down to the lowest common denominator or educate our children.

When parents have the money to move their children to another, better school, I believe we will see positive results. Until then the child mills will continue to produce what we have seen over the last few decades. Aren't the children worth trying privatization?

We are falling further and further behind the rest of the world in education but we spend more than anyone else on education. What is wrong with this equation teacher?

Given the AVERAGE student, what, based on fact and not opinion, makes the difference between home schooling and private schools? Why would the average student do "better" in these learning environments? Why would an average, college bound student do "better" on SAT than the average public school student?

Elementary teacher, I think you are taking this to personal. The fact that you show so much concern in the comments you have made are probably evidence that you are one of the exceptional public school teachers. The question at hand is, “Are Public schools the best option for all students.” The answer in my opinion is no. Does that mean that you and other teachers are not great teachers? Absolutely not. Public school teachers are some of the most committed ,dedicated and under paid people in our country. The problem is the system itself. We rely too much on research based on how to give the best education to everyone. We should rely on research conducted on how to give the best education to each individual. I have intensely studied Emotional Intelligence and found that one method will not work for everyone. It takes different strokes for different folks, and sometimes when the subject matter changes it takes different strokes for the same folks. As individuals we always tend to focus on our weaknesses because we know we can “get by” in the areas of our strengths. If we focused on our strengths they would only get better. School systems have adapted this same model. Our “premier” students if you will are left out because we no they will get by (pass all the required tests). So our focus has been shifted to our students who need help most. What do we get for this? We get a better average student, but our brightest students are sometimes not challenged to reach their full potential.

eems we have some public school teachers here that have no clue !
Emmett Delaney - "Many homeschooled children lack the interactive skills necessary to do business later" HOGWASH ! We ;live in a time of facebook and texting all the social interacting crap is nothing more then psycho babble. I employ 2 former home schooled and there my best employees!!
I did extensive research before pulling my kids out of public schools and comments like the ones on this blog do MORE to reinforce my belief that the majority of are public schools are lacking in quality teachers.
Jackson County schools are well known for there distaste of the home school concept so the above comments just add to that history.
To Elementary Teacher and all the other educators my tax dollars pay your wages so if you can't take a little constructive criticism from Mike B.. I have an opening that is if you can work with for a homeschooled boss who earned an MBA !

With all due respect Looneytunes, I did not say all homeschooled children. I remain aware that a well plotted ciriculum, executed by a well qualified administrator, and to a willing child who is eager to learn will produce fine results. This is true no matter the location, whether at home, or at school.
I am a HUGE believer in home schooling! With that said however I have a grand daughter who has come up in Jackson County schools. She is a well adjusted example of scholastic achievement, whom I believe has recieved thus far a good education experience in our system. I credit this mostly to the fine teachers she has had during this time. To note some of the other points made in this thread, yes, she is a product of a two parent household where there there is a genuine interest in her studies and a standard set by her very involved parents.

The criticism that Mike initially put forth was regarding methodology. More than likely the same methods used in public schools are the same ones that are used in private and, possibly, in home schools. If the public is wanting change in the educational system, then why is there an issue with a change in teaching methods? Our teaching methods are researched based.

I am certainly not opposed to home schooling if it is done right. But, not all students who are home schooled are fortunate enough to have parents who have the necessary knowledge or resources to teach trig, calculus, biology, English lit, physics, etc. Although I have 3 degrees from UGA, I would feel inadequate to teach my children these subjects to the extent that would be necessary. I would be doing my daughters an injustice. My concern is not with the students who have educated, capable parents, but rather those students whose parents lack the necessary skills themselves.

We are all taxpayers. (Yes, my tax dollars help pay my wages as well as Looneytune's money.) We do need to provide the best in education for all children. As I have said before, we are not fortunate enough to pick and choose which children we will teach. We have to teach them all. The public schools do need changes, but I do not think that any of us have the perfect solutions. We are dealing with human beings and not a commodity. You cannot just look at numbers as you might do in business, and use that to solely determine the proper directions to go in. Education is much more complex than that.

Whatever happened to the spirit of self-learning and exploration? Why must one sit in a classroom and be educated by a teacher when there are abundant books, CDs, DVDs, internet, encyclopedias...the vast amount of knowledge begging to be learned is outstanding.

I was troubled to read from Elementary Teacher that "Although I have 3 degrees from UGA, I would feel inadequate to teach my children these subjects to the extent that would be necessary". I believe with 3 degrees, that is an insult to the terrific UGA. Disturbing, indeed.

You just proved looneytunes point and also reenforced the pity party going on by the majority of educators today!
To Elementary Teacher you make some very good points and you appear to have a great head on your shoulders but I know several teachers who admit that they have coworkers that really should not be in the teaching profession which is troublesome to me.
I also think that we spend too much on football stadiums and gyms not enough on computers and academics.

Wel I gess this is a good thred cauz it brot out sum good points about spelin and edukashen and stuff. Enventiv spelin is fine. You can tel what I am sayin with no problum so y do we need to lern to do it rite. Cents we live in a sositity that haz a guvernmint that levels out the playin feld anyway for us we dont need to accel anymore. I guess the point I wood make is to say luk at hour chilldren, they are fat, dum and lazy and oh yah.....they can't spel as gud as they used too. Skolastik akomlishmint is not as importent as "commun good" filosofy anyway. Rite!

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